sticky
adjective /ˈstɪki/
/ˈstɪki/
(comparative stickier, superlative stickiest)
Idioms 黏(性)的 - sticky fingers covered in jam
粘满果酱的黏糊糊的手指 - There's a dish of mango with sweet sticky rice.
有一盘芒果配甜糯米。 - Stir in the milk to make a soft but not sticky dough.
把牛奶搅进去,和成软而不黏的面团。 - Her arms were covered in a sticky substance that could only be blood.
她的手臂上覆盖着一层只能是血的粘性物质。
- It was covered in a really sticky mess.
它被一团粘糊糊的东西盖着。 - The paint was still slightly sticky.
油漆还有点儿粘。 - The rubber's gone all sticky.
这些橡胶全都发粘了。 - The white paint was still fresh and sticky to the touch.
白色的油漆摸起来还是新鲜粘粘的。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- with
- hot and sticky
- sticky fingers covered in jam
- (of paper, labels, etc.
) with glue (= a sticky substance) on one side so that you can stick it to a surface纸、标签等 一面带黏胶的 - sticky tape
透明胶带
- sticky tape
- (informal) (of the weather
) hot and slightly wet天气 闷热的 - a sticky, humid afternoon
一个闷热潮湿的下午 - The air was hot and sticky.
空气湿热难耐。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- with
- hot and sticky
- a sticky, humid afternoon
- (informal) (of a person
) feeling hot and uncomfortable人 synonym sweaty感到热得难受的 - She felt hot and sticky after six hours on the bus.
在公共汽车上呆了六个小时后,她感到又热又粘。
- She felt hot and sticky after six hours on the bus.
- (informal) difficult or unpleasant
难办的;棘手的;让人为难的 - I always seem to get into sticky situations on holiday.
我好像总是在假期里陷入窘境。 - Their relationship is going through a sticky patch and they’ve decided to have counselling.
他们的关系正处于困难时期,他们决定接受咨询。
- I always seem to get into sticky situations on holiday.
- (computing
) (of a website计算机 ) so interesting and well organized that the people who visit it stay there for a long time网站 用户黏着度高的;富有吸引力的
Idioms
a bad/sticky end
- (British English, informal) something unpleasant that happens to somebody, for example punishment or a violent death, usually because of their own actions
不愉快的结局;可悲的下场 - He'll come to a sticky end one of these days if he carries on like that.
如果他继续那样下去,总有一天会落得个可悲的下场。
- He'll come to a sticky end one of these days if he carries on like that.
have sticky fingers
- (informal) to be likely to steal something
好偷东西的;有顺手牵羊的毛病
a sticky wicket
- (British English, informal) a difficult situation
困难的处境